![]() Andrei in a competition in Italy in 1980s | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | 3 January 1959 Florence, Italy | (age 65)
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 22.91 m (1987) |
Medal record |
Alessandro Andrei (born 3 January 1959) is an Italian former shot putter. He was born in Florence.
Biography
[edit]Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California. In 1987 he broke the world record three times in the same competition with successive throws of 22.72, 22.84 & 22.91 m (and finishing the sequence with a throw of 22.74 m). He was the first athlete in history to have a shot put series with all 6 throws over 22 meters, an accomplishment that wasn't repeated until 2020 by Ryan Crouser.[1]
He is married to Agnese Maffeis.[2]
World record
[edit]- Shots series[4]
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22.19 | 22.37 | 22.72 | 22.84 | 22.91 | 22.74 |
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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1983 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 19.61 m | |
World Championships | ![]() |
5th | Shot put | 20.07 m | ![]() | |
1984 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Shot put | 20.32 m | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 21.26 m | ||
1985 | Universiade | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 20.85 m | |
1987 | World Championships | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 21.88 m | [5] |
1991 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 19.38 m | |
1993 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
2nd | Shot put | 19.37 m | |
1997 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() |
1st | Shot put | 19.54 m |
National titles
[edit]Andrei won 12 national championships at individual senior level.[6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (8)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Shot put: 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992 (4)
See also
[edit]- Shot put all-time top performer
- Men's shot put world record progression
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Italian all-time lists - Shot put
- Italy national athletics team - More caps
- List of Italian records in athletics
- List of Italian records in masters athletics
References
[edit]- ^ "Ryan Crouser throws superb shot put series in Des Moines". 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 Sep 2020.
- ^ "Alessandro Andrei". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Italy's Andrei Surpasses 75 Feet to Break World Shotput Record". Los Angeles Times. 13 August 1987. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Athletics .Record Smashed .Andrei Demolishes World Shot Mark". Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ With the measure of 21.57 m he just had broken Championships Records in qualification round.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alessandro Andrei at World Athletics
- Alessandro Andrei at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Alessandro Andrei at Olympics.com
- Alessandro Andrei at Olympedia
- Alessandro Andrei at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- Alessandro Andrei at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)